Green building

physical manifestation of a quest to connect with the natural environment. The house is a reflection of the architect's creative sensibilities; its essence being simplicity in thought and expression - taking shape through the form, its spaces and building materials. The site has been defined by the coordinates of several existing majestic mango trees. Hence, the ‘function’ is the conservation of these 100-odd-year-old inhabitants; while the ‘form’ of the structure is governed by their location.…

based on the formal elements and how those elements are presented. II. The main elements of art are line, light and value, color, texture and pattern, shape, volume, along with much more. III. Architecture also has a structural side, which is how buildings are constructed. B. FORMAL ELEMENTS I. The formal elements are the basics of what makes up art and architecture. • Line: I. In art, a line can have any dimension but the most critical one is length. II. Actual lines are lines that you…

plants. Some apartments have a bush that adorns their lawns, each a different variety, while others simply have a grassy yard. However, this absence of standardization in plants presents a welcome sight when contrasted against the buildings themselves. These buildings all possess identical architecture. For instance, every owner has a front and back porch that provide a slightly elevated view of the landscape. In addition, no tree grows within this group of condominiums. The potential danger of…

Mies’s original design of the TD Center was a bold, two tower design with the Banking Pavilion, with the buildings to be artificial boxes that stood free from each other. However, by the given condition from the partnered developer, Mies had to incorporate an underground retail pedestrian mall in the concourse since the sidewalks of downtown Toronto were already…

Is there a certain approach that is considered the right way to approach architectural design? There are many architectural theories that an architect can draw upon that helped them to achieve different types of results in their design, such as constructivism, de-constructivism, critical regionalism and many more. There are a number of architectural projects that are based on the concept of pragmatism. The key element in a pragmatic approach to architecture is function; the pragmatist…

Neither city was ever built, but his Ville Radieuse did inspire one building. Though strict, radical and nearly totalitarian in its order and symmetry, Le Corbusier used the utopian ideal formed the basis of a number of urban plans during the 1930s and 1940s culminating in the design and construction of the first Unité d'Habitation in Marseilles in 1952. Unité d'Habitation have 337 apartments in every single building, along with open facilities on the ground floor and roof. Due to the costing…

Modern day building construction has progressed over centuries with the incorporation of new construction methods. This includes the various building types, designs of structures, and the application of building and fire codes. The effect of building construction has changed how firefighting operations are conducted, the hazards associated with building types, and the effects of fire on each type. The potential for building collapse remains a safety issue for firefighters and situation awareness…

Architects and teachers influence this to the next generation of architects because this is something the world needs. Green living is what will save energy, it will connect the occupant and structures more than ever knowing they had an influence upon the building. A public pool in New York provides one of these examples by showing how new technology is there and will help. The “Plus Pool” are types of techknowledge that are being used today…

four green structures in the world" stated Ribeiro. The town was scecpital of of complex though, with it going up right on the main street, concerns of the constucion causing a nusen to the town were buzzing all over. After a few months into contrucion, Ribeiro paused the construction process due to fears that Mesure 48 would cause his funding to be limited and local banks refusing to provide loans for the 10-15 million dollar complex. This left the town with 3 story eye sore. The building…

the disease to have a child while the others get disposed. But, what if you could save them by genetically modifying the DNA sequences using gene technology within the embryos to make it so that they no longer had the disease? Ronald M. Green the author of "Building Baby from the Genes Up” uses his experiences in biomedical ethics to tell his readers that the main reason as to why people are against genetic modifications is because…